FISA Reforms

Civil Liberties and Privacy Advocates, Community Organizations Speak Out

The current authority under the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017.

On November 29, 2017, fifteen (15) major Asian Pacific American organizations sent a joint letter to to Congress, urging Congress to reauthorize the FISA Amendments Act with a package of the following reforms:

On October 24, 2017, over 40 major civil liberties and privacy rights organizations sent a letter to Congress endorsing the USA RIGHTS Act.

On October 11, 2017, the Committee of 100 sent a letter to Congress calling for a new sunset date and reforms to improve the terms, transparency, oversight, and accountability in reauthorizing the FISA amendments.

Congressional Bills to Reauthorize FISA Amendments Act

The Congressional bills are subject to negotiations and change. APA FISA Watch has placed the active bills into the following categories according to their degree of reform to improve privacy and civil liberty: